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Paul
A.
Lavin

Home:

Leominster

, 

Massachusetts

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant, Junior Grade

    Batallion:

    Fighting Squadron 80 (VF-80)

    Division:

    U.S.S. Hancock (CV-19)

    Action Date:

    January 3 – 21, 1945
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 362 (April 1947)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant, Junior Grade Paul A. Lavin, United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as a Pilot in Fighting Squadron EIGHTY (VF-80), embarked in U.S.S. HANCOCK (CV-19), over the Formosa and China areas on 3, 16, and 21 January 1945.